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Table 1 Main themes and sub-themes

From: Overweight adolescents’ views on physical activity – experiences of participants in an internet-based intervention: a qualitative study

PA is synonymous with organized sports and exercise

PA is important for health

PA is fun if one masters the activity

• PA is strenuous training

• PA means competition

• PA is difficult to conduct because of lack of time

• PA is not fun when the weather is bad

• PA is important if one wants to have a long life

• One must exercise to become thin

• PA is necessary to increase fitness and get bigger muscles

• Everyone needs to relax

• PA is fun when one is good at it

• PA is fun when experiencing a feeling of being in the moment

• PA is fun when being together with friends